Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-09
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
Plans for the Excavation and Foundations
Forwarded by the National Super
vising Architect.
Work to Commence soon General Out
lin. of the Building and IL. Arrange
ment~-The Floors Fire-Proof-
other Details.

1t will be of profound interest to the
citizens of Springfield 70 know that ground
for our magnificent new government build
ing will be broken within the next two or
three weeks
Architect Charles \. Cregar. of this city,
who has been appointed local superintend-
ent of construction. this morning received
from Mr.M. +. Bell supervising architect of
the treasury department. Washington, DC,
THE DRAWINGS AND PLANS
for the excavation and foundations of the
new building with full instructions how TO
proceed. Superintendent Cregar will at
once elaborate and arrange the plans with
reference to the Typographical conditions,
SO that contractors can figure upon them,
for the various items of the work. and pre-
pare estimates As to their cost. The
dent Cregar. will be returned to the
supervising architect at Washington for ap-
proval. As soon as this is done, bids can
be advertised for, the contracts awarded,
and the work set going at full swing. All
this will be done with the greatest possible
promptness, and no delay will be allowed
to interfere which can be removed.
Mr.. Cregar is, of course, unacquainted
with what the general style of the building
will be. as no plans for the structure have
been completed beyond those of the foun-
dation: but with the
rRACTICED EYE OF THE ARCHITECT,
aided by the general form of the foundation
walls as shown in the plans, he has formed
an excellent idea of what the building will
be like. together with its dimensions, etc.
Taking his cue from the crooks, bows and
curves OF the foundation walls. Mr.. CregaI
thinks that the building will be Romanesque
OF Hat gothic in style. 1t will be built
of rough stone with elegant ornate archi
tectural designs carved GU, in its cOnstruc,
ton.
The foundation plans show that the maiI
entrance will front south on High street
with two other entrances looking respect
lively toward the east and west. The main
entrance will consist of fifteen-foot archet
opening.
( MAssIVELY FINISHED
in ROmanesque style. This opens into ;
small vestibule, which through thre'
arched openings leads into vaultec
open court. twenty-five feet square
| communicating directly with the deliver,
/ departments of the postotfice. The cas-
and west entrances are the termini, re
spectively, OF a great corridor running
through the open court and running from
one side of the building 10 the other. I,
| the left and right of the general depart
/ ment are private offices for postoffice OH
cials, etc. The postmaster's private Offic
/ will be located in the northwest corner U
the building. All the floors will be Of iro
| I-beams,
PERFECTLY FIRE PROOF.
/ The upper story will contain more prirat
offices. and the room over the pOstoffic
proper will be fitted up for the L. S. cour,
in case of its holding here.
The foundation walls will be twenty
eight inches thick. The building will from
100 feet on High street and siXty-eight oi
/ Spring. A massive bJw-window will oc
cupy the southeast corner of the building
which gives the cue to the general style o
| the structure